The anticipation is building as UFC featherweights Max Holloway and ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung are set to take the stage at the forthcoming UFC Singapore Fight Night event. Scheduled for August 26, 2023, the Singapore Indoor Stadium is gearing up to host an action-packed evening of fights.
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Max Holloway, fresh from his unanimous victory over Arnold Allen in April, is making a triumphant return to the octagon. His impressive track record of 24 wins and 7 losses has earned him the top position in the featherweight rankings.
On the other side of the ring, ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung aims to bounce back after a setback in UFC 273 in 2022. A fourth-round TKO loss to 145-pound champion Alexander Volkanovski marked his most recent bout. Currently positioned at No. 8 in the featherweight rankings, Jung holds a professional record of 17 wins and 7 losses.
UFC Fight Night: Max Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie weigh-ins
The main card features a featherweight clash between Max Holloway (146 lbs) and The Korean Zombie (146 lbs), followed by a light-heavyweight duel between Anthony Smith (205.5 lbs) and Ryan Spann (205 lbs). Additionally, a featherweight bout will take place with Giga Chikadze (146 lbs) facing Alex Caceres (145.5 lbs), while a bantamweight contest is set between Rinya Nakamura (135 lbs) and Fernie Garcia (135.5 lbs). In the women’s flyweight encounter, Erin Blanchfield (125.5 lbs) is pitted against Taila Santos (124.5 lbs), and a heavyweight showdown will see Junior Tafa (255 lbs) against Parker Porter (256 lbs).
On the preliminary card, a heavyweight bout features Waldo Cortes-Acosta (264 lbs) facing Lukasz Brzeski (243 lbs). In the bantamweight match, Toshiomi Kazama (135.5 lbs) goes up against Garrett Armfield (135 lbs). A middleweight face-off is on the schedule, with Chidi Njokuani (185.5 lbs) taking on Michal Oleksiejczuk (186 lbs). The welterweight contest features Song Kenan (170 lbs) against Rolando Bedoya (170.5 lbs), while a welterweight clash showcases Billy Goff (170 lbs) against Yusaku Kinoshita (170.5 lbs). The Women’s flyweight bout will see Na Liang (126 lbs) competing against JJ Aldrich (126 lbs), and the featherweight match between Seungwoo Choi (146 lbs) and Jarno Errens (145 lbs) rounds out the preliminary card.